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Collection Number:
05293Collection Title: Edward Jones Letter, 1861

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material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at
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Edward Jones, son of William Green Jones and Mary Christmas Johnston Jones, was born
circa 1833 in Warren County, N.C. Jones enlisted as a private in Company F, 12th North
Carolina Infantry Regiment, on 18 April 1861. He died 16 August 1862. The collection comprises one letter from Edward Jones to his sister, written 16 August
1861 from Camp Carolina, Norfolk County, Va. In the letter, Jones described the regiment's
drilling activities; possible engagements; and camp conditions, particulary in regards
to soldiers' health, medical treatment, and deaths. A transcript of the letter includes
research notes by Richard F. Barnes, the collection's donor, on people, places, and
events mentioned by Jones.

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Edward Jones Letter #5293-z, Southern Historical
Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alternate Form of Material

Transcript of letter available.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Richard F. Barnes Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., in 2006 (Acc. 100491).

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Edward Jones, son of William Green Jones and Mary Christmas Johnston Jones, was born
circa 1833 in Warren County, N.C. Jones enlisted as a private in Company F, 12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment,
18 April 1861. He died 16 August 1862.

The collection is a Civil War-era letter from Edward Jones of Company F, 12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, to his sister, "Bet," written 16 August 1861 from Camp Carolina, Norfolk County, Va. In the letter, Jones described the regiment's drilling activities; possible engagements;
and camp conditions, particulary in regards to the presence of disease, medical treatment, and soldiers' deaths. A transcript of the letter includes notes by the collection's
donor, Richard F. Barnes, on people, places, and events mentioned by Jones.